Bataan Death March, POW camp claimed Williamston man. His remains finally rest in US soil

This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Williamstown Township.

WILLIAMSTOWN TWP. — Family members and others gathered Saturday, May 3, to inter the remains of a Webberville man who survived the infamous Bataan Death March during World War II, only to die in a Japanese prisoner of war camp months later.

U.S. Army Air Corps Sgt. James Swartz’s remains were identified 80 years after the war, in August 2024, and returned to Michigan for burial in Williamstown Township…

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